Warrant issued after man flees police

SPD Ptl. Jessica McSwain along with SPD Sgt. Keith Smith went to a residence in the 500 block of North Buerkle to serve a man with a warrant.

Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

One Stuttgart man is under arrest for an outstanding warrant through Stuttgart Police Department while another is facing a misdemeanor fleeing charge after running from police Wednesday.

SPD Ptl. Jessica McSwain along with SPD Sgt. Keith Smith went to a residence in the 500 block of North Buerkle to serve a man with a warrant. While McSwain was walking up to the residence she spoke with a 27-year-old Stuttgart man who said the subject they were looking for was not inside the home.

“Which I knew wasn't true because I saw him myself,” McSwain wrote in her incident report that was released Thursday.

She walked to the north side of the home to see if the suspect was going to try and flee the scene when the man she had been speaking with ran south on Buerkle and “jumped into a vehicle that was driving by.”

The suspect they were serving the warrant on was placed under arrest and transported to SPD.

McSwain later found out the second suspect also had a warrant out for his arrest through SPD. A second warrant was also issued for fleeing on foot.

The Stuttgart Daily Leader does not release names in misdemeanor cases until convicted. Readers can find the listings of those convicted every Wednesday on the Public Safety page of the Stuttgart Daily Leader. They are also listed each week at www.StuttgartDailyLeader.com.

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